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وطنية - افادت مندوبة الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام اميمة شمس الدين ان عددا من النساء من اهالي الموقوفين الاسلاميين في سجن رومية يعتصمن امام المحكمة العسكرية، ويطالبن بالافراج عنهم اسوة بميشال سماحة وسيتوجهن بعد قليل الى امام سجن رومية. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/201264/

NNA - "In wake of the circulated images and video clips via media and social networking sites earlier Sunday, showing 2 members of the Internal Security Forces while on duty of maintaining security and order inside Roumieh Prison, whereby one of them assaulted 2 prisoners, using foul language, the Internal Security Forces General Directorate immediately ordered the necessary investigations into the incident," indicated an ISF issued statement. "The ISF General Directorate encourages citizens to place their trust in the Institution, abstaining from further engaging in polemic in this issue, and veering attention towards what is actually being plotted for this country, especially at this particular time," the statement added. "Following thorough investigations conducted by ISF Information Branch, under the supervision of the concerned judiciary, 2 involved members in the incident were detained, while investigations remain underway to unveil the identity of the rest, so as to bring them to justice," the statement went on. "The ISF General Directorate is fully keen on respecting human rights, having enough courage to recognize and admit to any committed error that constitutes an offense and an assault against human dignity by a few of its members, while implementing a huge security operation aimed at preserving the nation and citizens' safety," concluded the statement.

On 17 Apr 15, inmates at Roumieh prison staged a riot at section D (Where they had been transferred earlier in 2015) and held hostage a number of guards (Around 20). At around 2220hrs, a fire erupted in the second floor of the section D and the civil defense managed to extinguish it. At around 0022hrs, the inmates allegedly agreed to release the guards.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/175883-islamists-riot-in-roumieh-s-wa...

An element of the Internal Security Forces got injured by mistake at an ISF checkpoint next to Roumieh prison, as reported by the NNA correspondent.

http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/39235/ISF-element-injured-by-mist...

Seventeen Syrians in east Lebanon escaped from a garage they were being held in by relatives of captured soldiers, a security source told The Daily Star Tuesday. The Syrians were taken hostage by people who claimed to be families of soldiers captured by ISIS and the Nusra Front during last month's clashes with the Lebanese Army, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity. They stayed overnight in a garage in the village of Shmustar and were able to break the door and escape. Media reports said the families held the Syrians to exchange them for the captured soldiers. Meanwhile, the families of the hostages blocked the main northern Batroun-Tripoli highway at Qalamoun, calling for the speedy release of the remaining captives after the Nusra Front freed five soldiers Sunday. Jihadists from ISIS and the Nusra Front are now holding at least 23 soldiers and policemen captive to trade them for Islamist prisoners held at Lebanon’s Roumieh prison. Five soldiers and policemen were freed earlier this week while the body of Ali al-Sayyed, who ISIS beheaded last week, was handed over to the Lebanese Army Monday. In videos posted by the radical groups, the captive soldiers and police officers have pleaded with their communities to block roads in the country to pressure the government to negotiate with the Islamist fighters or they would be killed. The gunmen are demanding the release of Islamist detainees in Roumieh Prison, most of whom have been held since 2007 over involvement in clashes with the Army in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared. The government has decided to speed up the trials of the detainees and release those who have been in detention longer than any sentence they face. According to judicial sources, the government is working through the Justice Ministry with the judiciary to find “a legal and judicial solution” for the cases of 94 Islamist detainees held in Roumieh prison since 2007, judicial sources said.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Sep-02/269303-syrians...